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Show Page F-2 he Salt Lake Tribune THE MOVIE PAG FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1999 Capsule reviews by Salt Lake Tribune movie * & & & Hong Kong starJet Li plays a medically enhanced super soldier in this action-packed ** * thriller. R for strong violence including martial-arts combat, somesexuality and language. Salt Lake County; Cen %* %& and nudity. Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Century 16, Holla day, Ritz 15, Sandy 9, Trolley Square. Utah County: Wynnsong. Weber County: Tinseltown, Davis County Gateway, Layton Hills. OPEN YOUR EYES ##*% A handsomeplayboy is se verely disfigured just as he has found the perfect woman but is his nightmarelifejust a dream?Director Alejandro Amena bar opens up someintriguing questions in a perception: twisting thriller from Spain that shares many themes with “The Matrix,” but on a smaller, more human scale. In Spanish with subtitles. Rated R for somestrong sexuality, language anid some violence. Salt Lake County: Tower. TRIPPIN’ * (Reviewed Wednesday.) A high schoolsenior spends most of his time “trippin’,” or daydreaming about glamour,glory andgirls, which gets him into trouble with school and his parents. A boring, unfunny teen comedy for the rap crowd that leaves you dreamingfor a better movie. (Ke viewed by Vince Horiuchi.) Rated P for sexuality and lan guage. Salt Lake County: Broadwa’ n SPECIAL SHOWINGS CLOSE-UP film fan assumestheidentity of a famous re and mustface trial whenhis deception is discovered. Immaker Abbas Kiarostami ("Taste of Cherry") ets reality andfictionin this fact-based story. In subtitles. Salt Lake County; Utah Film & Video Center West Templein Salt LakeCity; tonight at 8 (admission i $5 for students, seniors and film center members). EL CID Alusciously restoredprint ofthe ‘60s epic, with Charlton Heston as the legendary Spanish hero. Salt Lake County: Avalon. THE JAZZ SINGER AsAlJolsonsaid, “You ain't heard nothin’ yet," in thefirst talkie. Not all the sound will come trom the movie, though somewill be providedby Blaine Gale on the Wurlitzer organ. Salt Lake County: Organ Loft, 3331 S. Edison(block east of State Street), tonight at 7:30 p.m. (Ad missionis $5; cal! 485-9265 for reservations). JURASSIC PARK/THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK Get a double dose of dinosaurs with these Steven Spielberg action movies, Salt Lake County: Villa, 3097 S. Highland Drive,tonight ees Sunday RUSHMORE Seereview in “Now Showing.” RatedR for languageand briefnudity. Summit County: Park City Library Center, 1255 Park Ave., Park City, tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. (admissionis $5). TITANIC The epiclove story makes a return trip (which is morethan theboat itself ever did), Salt Lake County: Villa, 9097 S. Highland Drive, tonight through Sunday NOW SHOWING AFFLICTION® €& A small-towncop(Nick Nolte) wres tles with personal demons, a possible murder conspiracy and the memories of his abusive dad (James Coburn) in this hard hitting drama. Writerdirector Paul Sch the novel by Russell Banks (The S' cast createariveting portrait of seething for violence andlanguage. Salt Lake County: Brewvies (inust be 21 or older). ANALYZE THIS %% A mob boss (Robert De Niro) hires a psychiatrist (Billy Crystal) to overc is angst in thi tough-to-swallow comedy. Crystal is annoying, but De Niro delights in sending uphis screen persona, R Ruage, one sex scene and someviolence. Salt Lake County Midvalley, Sandy 9, Trolley Square. Davis County: ‘Tinsel town. A CIVIL ACTION ###! personal injury lawyer (John Travolta) takes upthe cause of families whosechildren aresult of chemical dumping, whichbecomes legal and moral battle. Writer director Steven Zaillian¢ smart, well na (basedon real-life events) about the cruelty and n of the judicial process. Also starring Robert Duy andWilliam H. Macy, Rated PG-13 for some stron Davis County: Kaysville COOKIE’S FORTUNE #** When a black man (Charles 5. Dutton) is falsely »ecused of killing a local matriarch Broadway onc ntury 16, South Towne. Utah County: Carillon 4 W ‘County: Tinseltown, Davis County: Tinseltown. % CRUELINTENTIONS ke ® toto a Manhattanprop school “Danger istic tepsiblir r County: City Square 4 $ DANCEMAKER An Oscar nominated documer at Sethework of modern dance choreugr mul Taylor. Not matu es. Utah County: Car i] DOUG'S Ist MOVIE Saturday morning favorite ‘Pilz year-old makes his big-screen debut. Doug's im ination and Spals are entertaining even though the animation a little unrefined for a feature film. (Reviewed by Debbie Hummel. ¥ Rated G. Salt Lake County: Cinemas 5, Cottonwood, Midval ley. Weber County: Riverdale 4. Davis County: Tinseltown EDtv eee PARENTS’ GUIDE TO Ed Pekurny (Matthew McConaughey) is easy-going video clerk whoselife is turned upside down when he becomes thesubject of a live 24-hour cable show. A funny take on TV-mania from someone who knows a lot about it ¢ Hills. ELECTION ### \s A sharp andfunny satire of American politics, about a student governmentcandidate ( Wither spoon) whowe chirpy eagerness drives her advisor (Matthew Broderick) to recruit a rival candidate. A hilarious, incisive and dark comety from direetor/co-writer Alexander Payne ("Citizen Ruth”). Rated Re for strong sexuality, sex related dialogue and language, and a scene of drug use. Salt Lake County: Broadway, Carmike 12, Century 16 Utsh County Wynnsong. Weber County: Riverdale 4 Davis County; Ti seltown INT #@ Acat-burglar pas de deux between ar thief (Sean Connery) and a young Insurance investigator (Catherine Zeta Jones). The heist plot is gimmick riddenand needlessly convoluted, while Connery’s suave charms and Zeta-Jones’ sultry looks carry the show. Rated PG-13 for some language, sensuality, violence and drug content. Salt Lake County: + Carmike 12, Century 16, Creekside, ' Midvaile Trolley Corners. Utah County: Art City Drive-In, Water Gar dens, Wynnsong. Weber County: Tinseltown. Davis County: Lats of violence and language; for 17 and up. 4 4 jk lv |e |e | | ( Life } Life Is Beautiful PGS Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels i Lost & Found The Matrix Message in a Bottle ‘The Mod Squad The Mummy My Favorite Martian Never Been Kissed October Sky Orgazmo The Other Sister The Out-of-Towners Patch Adams The Prince of Egypt Pushing Tin Ravenous Rushmore Saving Private Ryan The School of Flesh Shakespeare in Love She's All That SLC Punk! True Crime Twin Dragons Wing Commander You've Got Mail Sexuality, violence, drugcontent, language; for 17 andup. Sexuality (muchofit gay-related) and language; for 17 andup. Horror gore, violence, sex and druguse, all for laughs; for 17 andup. Gore gailor , plus lots of sex andviolence; for 17 up. OKforall Violence, lots of foul language; for andup. nages of the Holocaust: for 13 and up. ‘ra que levels of violence, sex and language: for and up ade humor, the sight of David Spade naked; for 13 andup, nice and disturbing images; 17 and up One sex scene. one bar fight; for and up. rience, language, some sex: for 17 andup, Action violence, mild gore, brief nudity; for 13 and up. Cartoonish violence, bathroomhumor; for 8 andup. Sex talk, crude humor, drug references; for 13 andup. Domestie abuse, mild sensuality; for 8 andup Graphic dialogue about sex and pornography: adults only Lots of talk about sex: for 13 andup. Sex talk, drug references, language; for 13 and up Crude humor, language, suggestions of violence; for 13 andup, An intense depiction of the plagues of Egypt: OKfor § and up. ) ne, some brawling, lots of profanity: for andup. f gore and cannibalism; for 17 and up. Brief nudity. some talkof sex; for andup. Graphic wartime violence: adultsonly Sex andlots of it: adults only Sea, swords sonnets; for 17 andup. Language andsome sexuality; for and up. A al behavior, sex anddrugs; for 17 andup. Language and some violence; for 17 andup. M, ts violence, some sex-related humor; for 13 andup. lence, some sexual references; for 1 and up, {il language and innuendo; for 8 andup. / |v k PGs Y |v mG |v PGA me | lv 1 [seu] aI |v | 1} ir MOVIE REVIEWS- From Around the Nation x Sz Cookie’s Fortune (PG ) i* £ & x vik vivis v,eu ae 8 Go(A) idle Hand: Lite (R Lost & Found (F The Matrix (F) The Mummy(PG Pushing Tin(fi) e@ee@ vues oee¢ eey vvy vvy vu a / &£| ¥ |G! | dy, County: Hollada: wood Drive In, Rite | Square Utah County: Carillon 4 Weber County Davis County: Layton Hil lan MeKelle Ws director R t 4 sexual about not pervasive r ( jon. Not rated, but situations. Salt Lake County Weber County: Riverdale 4 HOLE HANDS zero stars A disgusting little horror come. slacker (Devon Sawa) whose hand becomes pe “and and OCTOBERSKY **# In the days after Sputnik, fourteens {ream of shooting rockets andescaping thecoal-mining legacy of ir parents. Winning performances by JakeGyllenhaal, Chris Cooper (Lone Star”) andLaura Dern propel this inspirational 3 normal cliches. Rated PGfor language ns ind alcohol use, and for some themati clements Salt Lake County: Holladay Midvalley, South Town: Utah County: Pioneer Twin Driven, Water Gardens Wynnsong. Weber County: Reel. Davis County: Tinseltown Tr ley North. THE OTHER SISTER ** commits multiple at nny. teen drug murder. Sick, gross, exploitative Rated R for horror violence and gore use, A mentallydisabled young woman (Juliette Lewis) strikes out on her own, muchto the disapproval of her controlling mother (Diane Keaton). Directo; Garry Marshall (“Pretty Woman”) doesn’t let a moment pass without a shouting argument or a melodramaticswellingof the soundtrack. Rated PG-) He i thematic elements involving sex related material, Salt Dounty: Cinemas 5, Sandy Mall Sugar House 10, Vi neyPai ir. Utah County: Provo 8. Davis County: Kaysville. THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS *** Steve Martin and Goldiv Hawn nimbly drawlaughs inthis remakeof Neil Simon's com: dy, about 4 married couplesuffering onedisaster after another ona trip to New York. John Cleese, as a domineering hote! manager, steals several scenes. Rated PG-13 for some sex an’ drug-related humor Salt Lake County: Carmike12, Creekside Crossroads, Plaza 5400, Redwood Drive In, Ritz 15, Sandy 9. Utah County: W Weber County: Reel, Tinseltown. Davis County: Gateway, Layton Hills. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT #x* counte ani The life of Moses is r film thi ses the bar fi versimplified, but still res nates he h Fiennes, SandraBullock, Michelle I't iffer and Jeff Goldblum le thevoice cast. Rated PG for inten depiction of thematic elements. Salt Lake County: Sandy M Valley Fair, Utah County: Central Square. Davis County Kay PUSHING TIN #& Jc in Cusack and Billy Bob Thor star as air-traffic controller whose hyper-competitive nit haveaneffect ontheir lives and their wives (CateBlanchett AngelinaJol ). Director Mike Newell ("Four Weddings and Funeral”) take aff pr misingly with his depiction of the cx trollers’ locker room mentality, but theplot contrivances we the movie dowr for language and onescene of sextialit Salt Lake County: Plaza 5400. Davis County: Tinseltown. RUSHMORE ##* rachievingbut scholastical challenged student (Jason S artzman) vies with atyee Murray) for the attenti 4 charmingteacher (Olivia W lias). Dir ctor We Anderson and co-writer OwenWilson ba original com Rated R for LakeCounty: Brew SAVING PRIVATE RYAN #aee teven Spielberg briny the horrors of combat to in this hard-hittingtale of an Art uad sent resctie a missing soldier just after the Normary vasion. 1 Tom Hanks, Edward Burns ("The Brothe nd Tom Sizemore ("The Relic") load a standout nice language and sexuality. Salt Lake County: Carmik Midvalley, Redwood Drive In, Ritz 15, ith Towne. Utah County: Wynnsong. W County: Reel Tinseltows Davis County Tinseltown. THE KING AND | #* This animated remake of the Rodg and Hi mimerst Lassi lacks the pizazzof the original jon viewers have come to expect. At least gront music, (Reviewed by Vinee Horiwehl.) Rated G Salt Lake County: Cinemas Sandy Mall, Sugar Ho 10, Valley Fair, Utah County; Central Square, F Weber County: City Square, Davis County: Kaysville Eddie Murph: and Martin Lawrence p pend 6 nghard lessons while hard labor. It's le Murphy stretehinto pathos, but sad when it donsn't work. Rated R for strong language a ng. Sait Lake County: Carmike 12, Midvalle in, Rite V6, Trolley Square Weber County M ca nse prolonged realistically grap ¥ and for language Salt Lake County Suu art THE SCHOOL OF FLESH ### studly young A carcer woman (Isabel street hustler (Vincent Mart begin an affair, but passion her suspicion or h urd tenden A smart, tragic love story, puncuated | Huppert’s nuance rm in French with subtitles. Ra Kfor language andstrongsexuality, Salt Lake County: Je of Frankenstein”), reflectingon and his outsider status as an open homo Fraser also star in this smartly poignant fi Drew Barrymoreplays are Pa Tinseltown. Davis County: Gateway, LaytonHills. Huppert) and a ES rik alt ably | Three interlocking st , an attempted drug deal, with wild conseque Liman("Sw ty, cool | plotted ust part and Katie tl are outstanding. Rated R r Stas Minti HAN hside. NEVER BEEN KISSED * porter going undercover into a high school, and reliving her worst memories of geekdom. The movierelives the worst about high-school cliches in dreary fashion, Rated PG-13 for sex related material and some drug content, Salt Lake County: Car mike 12, Century 16, Cottonwood, Midvalley, RedwoodDriveIn Reel Rit 15, Sandy, "Trl C ein, Water Gardens, Wynnsong. Weber County K Ww [CINEMA Village. A big-budget remakeof Universal's 1932 monster story, about an Egyptian curse anda walking corpse, is heavy on computer generatedeffects but light on dramaticten sion. BrendanFraser makes charming leading man, though Alsostarring Rachel Weisz. Rated PG-13 for pervasive adven ture violence and some partial nudity, Salt Lake County: Car mike12, Century 16, Crossroads, Holladay, Midvalley, Redwood Drive In, Reel, Ritz 15, South Towne, Utah County: Pionee TwinDriveIn, University Mall, Water Gardens. We Coun ty: Reel, Tinseltown. Davis County: Tinseltown, Trolley North. Summit County: Holiday Village, Reel II. Mi vyvy vuy i THE MUMMY ** ' rate recent @y ver | 15, South Towne. Utah County: Wynnsor Weber County Tinseltown. Davis County: Gateway, Tinseltowr { States Wiease see | Salt nine major newspapersacrossthe ev @, | Plaza 5 ©? there's now movie critics from V¥. @ ® x~*o Cinedome. Davis Salt L FORCES OF NATURE #* A stiffenecked bride Aifieck) falls witha Mig nh romant roadin this exhaustingly PG-13 for sensuality, language an 7 %& Outstanding @ Worthy Effort ¥ vY *« &/ ¥ Soso * &) *& | @aBom | Redwood Drive Utah County: Pione Gardens: Weber County Tinselt Summit County: Hl EXISTENZ #* GODS AND MONSTERS * sympathe f Layton Hills, Trolley North. Summit County: Holiday | oe «|| John Carpenter's Vampires The King and | Lake County: Carmike thriller. Laure Fishburne also stars in a movie overloaded with spectacular visual effects. Rated forscience-fictionviolence andbrief language. Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Century 16, Holladay, Plaza 5400, Redwood Drive In, Reel, Ritz 15, Sandy 9. | aoe lv | language. Salt Lake Count; mike12, Holladay, Plaza 540%, Redwood DriveIn, Ritz 15, Sandy 9. Utah County: Art City Drive-In, Wynnsong. Weber County: Tinseltown. Davis Coun. ty; LaytonHills, THE MATRIX *«* KeanuReevesis the key betweenreality and a computer geine ated fictionin this mind-wisting action ‘ofanity, mature topics (kidnapping, sexuality); for 13. andup, Nothing for any age Phaser Fire and some milder-than-TV sexual references: for #and up Perverse sexuality and violence: adults only Sex.and sex talk. some involving teens, plus drug use: for 17 andup Some gunplay andforeplay; for 13.and up, Creepy violence andgore, and somesex; for 17 andup, Horror, gore, violence and sex: for 17 andup. Mild nudity, some anguage; for 13 and up. little Opie, Ron Howard. (Reviewed by Vince Horiuchi.) Rate Cinemas 5, Redwood DriveIn, Sandy 9. Davis County: Layton this of films Jur COMMENT Mobster violence anil dialogue, onesex scene: for 17 andup Diaper jokes and other rude behavior; OKfor and up. Sexual references, some drug use; for 13 andup, Somefour-letter words: for 13 andup. Mildsex, anda blo dy crime scene; for 13 andup. Sexual situations involvingteens; for 17 and up, Idle Hands A Walk onthe Moon (F ‘ DavSpee a rmmantlelent That's LOST & FOUND * ful and lam not thetoughest thingto swallowin this ip-off of “There's Something About Mary: "30nie farceau V-Violence, N=Nudity, 8=Sex, L=Language. s Analyze This Baby Geniuses Blast From the Past ‘ACivil Action Cookie's Fortune Crue!intentions « The Deep End of the Ocean Doug's 1st Movie EDtv 8mm Election Entrapment eXistenz The Faculty Forces of Nature The General Go Gods and Monsters under 17 CBr heart") plays the woman who's out of Spade’s league Rated Pf 13 for crude and sex-related humor, brief nudity and To assist children, parents and others in choosing a film, The Tribune presents Key. PG-13 for sex-related situations, partial nudity and crudelan guage Salt Lake County: Hrewvies (must be 21 or older), NC-17 No one admitted THE MOVIES violence, sexual content anfd profanity. eXistenZ (FR) slickly plea Witherspe n). id badbehavior rash wallow | in good grooming strong sexual dialogue and sex | situation f language and drug use Salt Lake Co {Valley Pair, Utah County: Central Square, I Weber PG-13 Parents rongly cautioned, some material may beinappropriate for children under 13 DON’T BOTHER Entrapment (PG-13) =virginal cl ages admitted, parental guidance suggested QUESTIONABLE Election(A) MichelleGellar and Ry an Phillippe p plotting the sodu Srated, but probably PG Baillon PG Al (Patr cia Neal), a Mississippi town’s secrets and eccentricities er tothe surface. Robert Altman assembles a strong cist led by @Glenn Close, Julianne Moore and Liv Tyler for a sweet “quirky Southern gothic tale. Rated PG-13 for the depiction of plolent act. andfor sensuality Salt Lake County: * R Restricted, under 17 requires accompanying parent of guardian G All ages GOOD e<%<@4 @ tury 16. Davis County: Tinseltown. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM ## Shakespeare's lighter-than-air farce gets weighted down with opulent cos tumes and heavy-handed direction by Michael Hoffman ("Soapdish," “Restoration”). The oversized and uneven cast includes Kevin Kline, Calista Flockhart, Michelle Pfeiffer Stanley Tucci and Rupert Everett. Rated PG-13 for sensuality The Motion Picture Associatior admitied DON'T MISS Tinseltown. Davis County: Layton Hills. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL *#%% Italian comic Roberto Benigni pours his heart and soulinto this gentlecomic fable, about happy-go-lucky guy protecting his familyfrom thehorrors ofthe i concentration camps. Benigni as director, co-writer and star mixes humor, romanceand pathos foratestament to hope in the faceof ultimate de espair. in Italian with subtitles. Rated se 3 for Holocaust lated thematic elements. Salt Lake Coun : Broadway, Carmike 12, Century 16, Cottonwood, South Towne, Utah County: Carillon4, Water Gardens. Davis Coun ty: Gateway, Tinseltown. Towe SHAKESPEAREIN LOVE ###@ [Did William Shakespew have writer's block while creating “Romeo& Juliet”? That's tt clever conceit of director John Madden(Mrs. Brown”) in th flighty andhilarious farce. Joseph F GwynethPaltrg uminous as his paramour A frey Rush, Hen Affleck snd Jud Dench (as Queen Elia abveth) a ality. Salt Lake County: Broadway, Mb uth Towne. Utah County: Wynnsong, Weber SHE'S ALL THAT + A Cind relia story set in a tron California high sehoc featuring Fr ddie PringJe. ("1 Kno WhatYouDid Last Sum Cook ("Tom & Huck will digit. (Re Sartwell,) Rated PG13 / language and sexuality. Salt Lake County: Sugar House 10. Valley Fair, Utah County; Central Square, Provo #&. Weber County: City Square SLC PUNK! #@* A funny, inventive andirreverent tra logue of Utah's underground, clrea 1985, with Matthew Lillard ("Scream") as an en ning tour guide. Jennifer Lien, Ann het Gish, Michael A. Goorjian, Ti Schweiger andSalt Lake itself also star, Rated R for pervasive language, drug use, violent anti social behavior and sme sexuality. Salt Lake County: Cottor wood, Rite Tower, Davis County: Tinseltow 10 THINGS | HATE ABOUT YOU ##@ “The Taming of the Shrew is transpl anted to a Seattloareahigh school, with the male bashing Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) meeting her match in aguish Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger). A sly and smart ten a TheTribune’s Ratings Key: NEW MOVIE BLACK MASK (review to come) «mee Oe Syn HH 4 & and Summit counties. THE RATINGS g<«<«8 therwise noted. The aterlistings include Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Weber Se<~@@n Gun « ee critic Sean P. Means, unk comedy. Rated PG-13 for crude wex-related humor and dlalogve. aleohol and drug-related scenes, al involving teens. Salt Lake Towne Utah County: Wynnsong Weber County: Tinseltown Davis County: Gateway, Tinseltown County: Century 16, Cottonwood, Plaza 5400, Rite 16, South |
